Dow Jones ends 0.4% up

Dow Jones Industrial Average pared most of morning gains on Thursday and edged slightly higher after Fed's Chairman Ben Bernanke said US economy need to be reviewed before make any decisions about further easing. Blue chip index added 0.37% or 46.17 points and finished at 12,460.96. Financials weighed on the index with Bank of America dropping 2.9% after previous day's rally of more than 7%. JP Morgan Chase shed 0.47%.  Aluminium giant Alcoa posted a 1% fall.